The person that is being interviewed is Sallie Smith.
2. What is his title or position?
She was a farmer and had a table at the curb market.
3. What is his race, gender, and age?
She's a middle aged, white woman.
4. Where is the Interview taking place?
The interview is taking place at her home in Lowndes County, Alabama.
5. What is the date of the interview?
The interview took place on December 17, 1938.
6. Who is the interviewer?
The interviewer is Mrs. C.W. Higgins.
Part 1B
This picture represents the Great Depression because this is a picture of a negro as a cowhand. Down in Alabama, this was one of the only jobs they could get. The male and horse in this picture are both very thin, showing how many people could not afford a necessity such as food.
Part 2B:
Observe
1. In this picture you can see many people outside of a store and on a side walk.
2. The first thing I noticed in this picture was the lady in the front, standing at the head of the group of people.
3.There is a lady and eight men shown in the picture. Three of the men are sitting on a bench. There is also a sign telling what the store sells and a sign for Coca-Cola.
Reflect
2. In this image there are people talking and shopping. This picture shows people in Alabama doing their everyday things. Some talking with one another and others going grocery shopping.
3. I think this picture was made in the colder months of winter because the people in it are wearing heavy coats and hats.
6. You can learn about what people did in their daily lives. You can learn what they wore and what their stores were like. You can see what the stores sold by the different signs and what the main sign above the people says.
Question
1. Who are the people in the picture?
3. When was the picture taken?
5. Why was the picture taken?
Observe
1. In this picture, there is a negro mother and her child plowing. They are barefooted and alone.
3. You can see the mother and child, along with all the land they are working on.
5. The physical setting is a field on the farm they work at.
Reflect
1. I think this picture was made to show how hard it was for negros to simply survive at the time.
2. In this image there is a negro mother and her very young child working in the hot summer on the farm they work at.
4. I think the audience for this picture was the white people of the South.
Question
4. Where is the rest of the family?
5. Why isn't the rest of the family with them?
6. How much did they make doing this?
Observe
1. You can see a black grandfather with his very young grandson in a building. It appears the building is old and not well kept. It appears to be on quite a bit of land.
2. The first thing I noticed was the height difference between the two people.
3. There is a grandfather and his grandson in front of a door way. To the left is what appears to be a bed. Behind them looks like a field.
Reflect
1. I think this picture was made to show how long negros were treated this way.
3. I think this picture was made in the summer, in the middle of the civil rights movement.
7. The rest of the family is missing.
Question
2. What are they doing in this picture?
4. Who's farm on they on?
5. Why was this picture taken?
Part 2B
Observe
1. In this picture you can see a rundown shack with a sign in front the says cabins for colored only.
2. The first thing I noticed in this picture was the inn's sign.
3. The objects in this picture are a sign for an inn, an old abandoned shack, both in the woods.
Reflect
1. I think this image was made to show how extreme racism was.
7. You can learn from examining this image that whites wouldn't allow blacks to do anything that they could. Blacks couldn't even stay in the same inns.
8. If someone made this picture today the thing that would be different is the sign would not say cabins for colored.
Question
1. Who took this photo?
2. What is that building in the photo?
3. When was this photo taken?
Observe
3. In this picture there is a man walking up stairs to the colored admission section.
5. The physical setting is at a movie theater.
6. The main words the picture is about are painted on the stairs. It says "colored adm." and a door on the bottom that says "white men only".
Reflect
1. I think this image was made to show how much harder it was for blacks. They couldn't sit on the same floor as whites in movie theaters.
2. What is happening in this image is a black man walking up the steps to the colored admission at the top of the theater.
3. I think the audience was for both whites and blacks. It wanted to make blacks stand up for themselves and whites to stand by them and not against them.
Question
2. What was the difference in price between blacks and white?
3. When was this picture taken?
5. Why wasn't the inside of the theater shown?
Observe
1. This is a picture of a crowded bar. In the center there is a handwritten sign that says "Positively no beer sold to Indians."
3. There are white men and women around a bar. There are beers in the background.
6. The only words that can be read are "Positively no beer sold to Indians" and "God bless America".
Reflect
1. I think this image was made to prove that blacks weren't the only race that was discriminated against.
2. In this image, there are people drinking and relaxing, but there is also a man and two women looking at the camera.
6. You can learn from this picture that more than just blacks were discriminated against. You can also learn that depending on whether you were in the north or the south is who was discriminated against.
Question
1. Who were the Indians they were speaking about on the sign?
5. Why did they discriminate against Indians when they thought it was wrong to discriminate against blacks?
6. How were blacks treated here?
Part 3A
Reading these interviews shows how hard it was for people during the Great Depression. Money was hard to come by and many people were discriminated against. Alice Claude (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/alice.html) explains what it was like to be a mill worker. She says she worked there her whole life, but couldn't advance because she was a woman. Jim Cole (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/jimcole.html) had a similar issue. He wasn't allowed into the union because he was black. Leading him to also be stuck in a position where he could no longer advance. Clyde "Kingfish" Smith (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/clyde.html) is proof that money was hard to come by. In order to get customers, he had to sell his fish at 5 cents a pound and sing to catch their attention. Mrs. Marie Haggerty (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/marie.html) was a very typical maid at the time. Many black women were house maids. She tells a story about a time when she found a fiver dollar bill next to the bed she was making. She didn't know what to do with it, but she knew that it was a test. These tests were apparently very common. Both Chris Thorsten (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/thorsten.html) and Mr. Garavelli had very dangerous jobs. People at the time were desperate for money. Chris Thorsten was an iron worker. When Arnold Manoff asked if his job was dangerous his response was, "When I got hurt I was squeezed between a crane and a collar bone broke and all the ribs in my body and three vertebrae. I was laid up for four years." Mr. Garavelli was a stonecutter. He explained that people who cut granite made more, but the job was more dangerous. In the dust of granite was silica from which many people died of. He says that he'd rather get paid less if it meant he'd be safer.
Pat 3B
1. Who is the person being interviewed?
The person being interviewed is Jesse Owens.
2. What is his title or position?
He is a professional runner.
3. What is his race, gender, and age?
He is a male negro. No age is listed,
4. Where is the Interview taking place?
The interview is taking place in Macon County, Alabama.
5. What is the date of the interview?
The date of the interview was April 22, 1939.
6. Who is the interviewer?
The interviewer is Rhussus L. Perry.
Jesse Owens is a negro Olympic runner. The interview took place in Macon County, Alabama on April 22, 1939. The interviewer was Rhussus L. Perry.
1. Who is the person being interviewed?
The person being interviewed is Mary Gilchrist Powell.
2. What is his title or position?
She was a WPA supervisor, welfare worker, teacher, writer, and musician.
3. What is his race, gender, and age?
She's a 27 year old, white woman.
4. Where is the Interview taking place?
Its taking place in Lowndes County, Alabama.
5. What is the date of the interview?
The date is not given.
6. Who is the interviewer?
The interviewer is Marie Reese.
Marie Reese interviewed Mary Gilchrist Powell in Londes County, Alabama. Mary is a 27 year old white woman. She was a WPA supervisor, welfare worker, teacher, writer and muscian.
1. Who is the person being interviewed?
The person that is being interviewed is Sallie Smith.
2. What is his title or position?
She was a farmer and had a table at the curb market.
3. What is his race, gender, and age?
She's a middle aged, white woman.
4. Where is the Interview taking place?
The interview is taking place at her home in Lowndes County, Alabama.
5. What is the date of the interview?
The interview took place on December 17, 1938.
6. Who is the interviewer?
The interviewer is Mrs. C.W. Higgins.
Part 1B
This picture represents the Great Depression because this is a picture of a negro as a cowhand. Down in Alabama, this was one of the only jobs they could get. The male and horse in this picture are both very thin, showing how many people could not afford a necessity such as food.
Part 2B:
Observe
1. In this picture you can see many people outside of a store and on a side walk.
2. The first thing I noticed in this picture was the lady in the front, standing at the head of the group of people.
3.There is a lady and eight men shown in the picture. Three of the men are sitting on a bench. There is also a sign telling what the store sells and a sign for Coca-Cola.
Reflect
2. In this image there are people talking and shopping. This picture shows people in Alabama doing their everyday things. Some talking with one another and others going grocery shopping.
3. I think this picture was made in the colder months of winter because the people in it are wearing heavy coats and hats.
6. You can learn about what people did in their daily lives. You can learn what they wore and what their stores were like. You can see what the stores sold by the different signs and what the main sign above the people says.
Question
1. Who are the people in the picture?
3. When was the picture taken?
5. Why was the picture taken?
Observe
1. In this picture, there is a negro mother and her child plowing. They are barefooted and alone.
3. You can see the mother and child, along with all the land they are working on.
5. The physical setting is a field on the farm they work at.
Reflect
1. I think this picture was made to show how hard it was for negros to simply survive at the time.
2. In this image there is a negro mother and her very young child working in the hot summer on the farm they work at.
4. I think the audience for this picture was the white people of the South.
Question
4. Where is the rest of the family?
5. Why isn't the rest of the family with them?
6. How much did they make doing this?
Observe
1. You can see a black grandfather with his very young grandson in a building. It appears the building is old and not well kept. It appears to be on quite a bit of land.
2. The first thing I noticed was the height difference between the two people.
3. There is a grandfather and his grandson in front of a door way. To the left is what appears to be a bed. Behind them looks like a field.
Reflect
1. I think this picture was made to show how long negros were treated this way.
3. I think this picture was made in the summer, in the middle of the civil rights movement.
7. The rest of the family is missing.
Question
2. What are they doing in this picture?
4. Who's farm on they on?
5. Why was this picture taken?
Part 2B
Observe
1. In this picture you can see a rundown shack with a sign in front the says cabins for colored only.
2. The first thing I noticed in this picture was the inn's sign.
3. The objects in this picture are a sign for an inn, an old abandoned shack, both in the woods.
Reflect
1. I think this image was made to show how extreme racism was.
7. You can learn from examining this image that whites wouldn't allow blacks to do anything that they could. Blacks couldn't even stay in the same inns.
8. If someone made this picture today the thing that would be different is the sign would not say cabins for colored.
Question
1. Who took this photo?
2. What is that building in the photo?
3. When was this photo taken?
Observe
3. In this picture there is a man walking up stairs to the colored admission section.
5. The physical setting is at a movie theater.
6. The main words the picture is about are painted on the stairs. It says "colored adm." and a door on the bottom that says "white men only".
Reflect
1. I think this image was made to show how much harder it was for blacks. They couldn't sit on the same floor as whites in movie theaters.
2. What is happening in this image is a black man walking up the steps to the colored admission at the top of the theater.
3. I think the audience was for both whites and blacks. It wanted to make blacks stand up for themselves and whites to stand by them and not against them.
Question
2. What was the difference in price between blacks and white?
3. When was this picture taken?
5. Why wasn't the inside of the theater shown?
Observe
1. This is a picture of a crowded bar. In the center there is a handwritten sign that says "Positively no beer sold to Indians."
3. There are white men and women around a bar. There are beers in the background.
6. The only words that can be read are "Positively no beer sold to Indians" and "God bless America".
Reflect
1. I think this image was made to prove that blacks weren't the only race that was discriminated against.
2. In this image, there are people drinking and relaxing, but there is also a man and two women looking at the camera.
6. You can learn from this picture that more than just blacks were discriminated against. You can also learn that depending on whether you were in the north or the south is who was discriminated against.
Question
1. Who were the Indians they were speaking about on the sign?
5. Why did they discriminate against Indians when they thought it was wrong to discriminate against blacks?
6. How were blacks treated here?
Part 3A
Reading these interviews shows how hard it was for people during the Great Depression. Money was hard to come by and many people were discriminated against. Alice Claude (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/alice.html) explains what it was like to be a mill worker. She says she worked there her whole life, but couldn't advance because she was a woman. Jim Cole (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/jimcole.html) had a similar issue. He wasn't allowed into the union because he was black. Leading him to also be stuck in a position where he could no longer advance. Clyde "Kingfish" Smith (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/clyde.html) is proof that money was hard to come by. In order to get customers, he had to sell his fish at 5 cents a pound and sing to catch their attention. Mrs. Marie Haggerty (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/marie.html) was a very typical maid at the time. Many black women were house maids. She tells a story about a time when she found a fiver dollar bill next to the bed she was making. She didn't know what to do with it, but she knew that it was a test. These tests were apparently very common. Both Chris Thorsten (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/thorsten.html) and Mr. Garavelli had very dangerous jobs. People at the time were desperate for money. Chris Thorsten was an iron worker. When Arnold Manoff asked if his job was dangerous his response was, "When I got hurt I was squeezed between a crane and a collar bone broke and all the ribs in my body and three vertebrae. I was laid up for four years." Mr. Garavelli was a stonecutter. He explained that people who cut granite made more, but the job was more dangerous. In the dust of granite was silica from which many people died of. He says that he'd rather get paid less if it meant he'd be safer.
Pat 3B
1. Who is the person being interviewed?
The person being interviewed is Jesse Owens.
2. What is his title or position?
He is a professional runner.
3. What is his race, gender, and age?
He is a male negro. No age is listed,
4. Where is the Interview taking place?
The interview is taking place in Macon County, Alabama.
5. What is the date of the interview?
The date of the interview was April 22, 1939.
6. Who is the interviewer?
The interviewer is Rhussus L. Perry.
Jesse Owens is a negro Olympic runner. The interview took place in Macon County, Alabama on April 22, 1939. The interviewer was Rhussus L. Perry.
1. Who is the person being interviewed?
The person being interviewed is Mary Gilchrist Powell.
2. What is his title or position?
She was a WPA supervisor, welfare worker, teacher, writer, and musician.
3. What is his race, gender, and age?
She's a 27 year old, white woman.
4. Where is the Interview taking place?
Its taking place in Lowndes County, Alabama.
5. What is the date of the interview?
The date is not given.
6. Who is the interviewer?
The interviewer is Marie Reese.
Marie Reese interviewed Mary Gilchrist Powell in Londes County, Alabama. Mary is a 27 year old white woman. She was a WPA supervisor, welfare worker, teacher, writer and muscian.